The Texas Senate passed new voting legislation on April 1. As the bill goes through the state House, corporations like Dell Technologies and American Airlines — both based in Texas — have started advocating against it, arguing that it restricts voter access. To justify many of the changes in the law, Texas Republicans are pointing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Covid-related waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses and identification cards, as well as vehicle title and registration, is expiring next week in Texas. The waiver was implemented in March of last year by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott due to the pandemic. The waiver will be lifted on April
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BRYAN, Texas — There were six people shot and one killed Thursday afternoon at a cabinet making business in Bryan, just outside of College Station, officials said. A Texas Department of Public Safety officer was also shot while apprehending the suspect. Four people were critically injured in the shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets and taken
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EL PASO, Texas — Allegations that migrant children being cared for at a Texas shelter may have been sexually abused need to be investigated, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) said Thursday – but she added that Gov. Gregg Abbott (R-Texas), who raised the claims, has “zero credibility” in her view. RELATED CONTENT: Video: El Paso
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, citing what he called “anonymous” complaints made Wednesday to two state agencies, claimed some migrant children being held at a Texas facility were victims of sexual abuse. Abbott said he directed the Texas Rangers to look into the allegations involving the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, which is
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas education officials advised school districts to suspend the first day of STAAR testing after thousands of students showed up in person and were prevented from taking the standardized test online because of widespread technical issues across the state. “If your students have been able to access the test, they should
Continue Reading EDINBURG, Texas — Migrant families are “self-separating” in Mexico, sending children alone to cross into the United States after first having been expelled, the U.S. Border Patrol’s chief patrol agent of the Rio Grande Valley sector told CNN. “What we are seeing, more and more, is the families are self-separating in Mexico,” Brian Hastings, who
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AUSTIN, Texas — With a bipartisan battle at play in Texas over the future of elections, ABC affiliate KTRK reports that the state’s No. 2 legislator, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, didn’t hold back at criticism levied against a Republican-led effort to fix what he believes is a vulnerable voting system. A fiery news conference took
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday banned state agencies, political subdivisions or organizations receiving public funds from creating “vaccine passports” or otherwise requiring proof of a Covid-19 vaccine in order to receive services. This comes as vaccine credentials, often referred to as vaccine passports, are being developed around the world as a way
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Baylor is on top of the college basketball world, winning its first national championship while denying perfection for Gonzaga. All-American guard Jared Butler had 22 points and seven assists for the Bears in 86-70 victory Monday night. His backcourt mates did plenty as well. MaCio Teague had 19 points and Davion Mitchell
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DALLAS, Texas — Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney turned himself in to authorities at the Dallas County Jail Monday on an assault charge, according to the Dallas Police Department. The NFL player was allegedly involved in a verbal altercation on Friday with a 22-year-old woman over content in a cell phone, Senior Cpl. Melinda Gutierrez
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers welcomed a crowd of at least 38,000 fans to Globe Life Field in Arlington Monday for the team’s home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. The game marked one of the first full-capacity sporting events since coronavirus shut down all sporting events more than a year ago. The paid
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Texans behind on their rent are at increasing risk of losing their homes despite a federal moratorium on evictions, according to housing attorneys, because a Texas Supreme Court order aimed at forestalling evictions has expired. The nationwide order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention halting evictions through June 30
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EL PASO, Texas — The men’s basketball NCAA championship takes place Monday night. So who are you rooting for? If you’re going against the Texas team – you join the crowd with many other El Pasoans. But something on Interstate 10 caught the eyes of some motorists: Texas Department of Transportation signs cheering for Baylor,
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that he will not throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Texas Rangers home opener because of Major League Baseball’s stance on voter integrity laws. Abbott, a Republican, informed the Rangers of his decision in a letter ahead of Monday’s game, according to a news
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DALLAS, Texas — The driver of a stolen ambulance was taken into custody on Monday afternoon after a two-hour police chase that stretched along highways and city streets across the greater Dallas area, according to ABC affiliate WFAA. The ambulance was stolen from a Dallas fire station earlier in the day, officials said. The ambulance
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — The two best teams in men’s college basketball all season long will meet in the national championship game Monday night when the Gonzaga Bulldogs take on the Baylor Bears. Though March’s tournament is known for its madness and upsets, this title matchup is no surprise. Preseason rankings from back in November pegged
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Gonzaga has given fans the NCAA championship game they wanted with a shot for the ages. Jalen Suggs banked in a shot from near midcourt at the buzzer, giving the heavily favored Zags a 93-90 overtime victory against upstart UCLA. Gonzaga, the No. 1 overall seed, will play second-seeded Baylor for the
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Baylor has cruised into the NCAA championship game and will wait to see if No. 1 Gonzaga can provide the much-anticipated final. Jared Butler didn’t score in the second half, but the second-ranked Bears didn’t need any more points from their All-American guard after he scored 17 to help them take a
Continue Reading A 10-year-old girl bolted down the escalator of a Texas airport and into the arms of a mother who hadn’t held her for six years. Both of them sobbed. “I just told her that she was OK, and that she was with me now. I didn’t have any more words,” says Sonia Almendarez, who feared
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Two Republican congresswomen are revoking their endorsements of Texas GOP congressional candidate Sery Kim after she said that she didn’t want potential Chinese immigrants in the United States. “As the first Korean American Republican women to serve in Congress, we want to empower and lift up fellow members of the (Asian American and Pacific Islander)
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DALLAS, Texas — Former Democratic El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke said Friday that he doesn’t currently intend to run against incumbent Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott next year, but then later indicated that he might reconsider it in the future. O’Rourke first ignited speculation that he would launch a challenge to the governor’s re-election bid
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Whataburger is thanking its more than 45,000 employees with $90 million in bonuses, ABC affiliate KSAT reports. The Texas-based burger chain said that the bonuses are a “thanks” to staff for their service during the coronavirus pandemic and severe winter weather. The bonuses apply to employees across Whataburger’s 10-state footprint. Employees also
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Somebody will be doing a joyful Texas two-step after Baylor and Houston meet Saturday night in the Final Four. It could be Bears coach Scott Drew, who built his now-mighty program from the ashes of one of the worst scandals in sports history. Led by guards Jared Butler, Davion Mitchell and MaCio
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EL PASO, Texas — Could Rodney Terry leave a head coaching job for an assistant role? Sources have told ABC-7’s Nate Ryan that the UTEP head men’s basketball coach is indeed a candidate to join new University of Texas head coach Chris Beard’s staff in Austin. Beard was introduced as the next Longhorns coach on
Continue Reading COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Seven detention officers in Texas have been fired, and an eighth has resigned, following the death in custody of Marvin David Scott III, a news release from the Collin County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. “Evidence I have seen confirms that these detention officers violated well-established Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures,” Sheriff
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Parents, in the Borderland and across Texas, of elementary and middle schoolers in virtual learning who don’t want their children sitting for in-person standardized tests this school year have a simple option: They can keep their kids home with no ill effect. But for some high schoolers, whose test results still
Continue Reading WESLACO, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking in Weslaco on Thursday, said, “The Biden Administration’s open border policies have created an open season for human traffickers, for drug smugglers, for cartels and gangs.” Abbott held a news conference after visiting the south Texas border to discuss Operation Lone Star, the state’s effort to ramp
Continue Reading WACO, Texas — A dog in Waco has done a lot of living in his two short years on Earth. The latest twist? An adoption that lasted less than 24 hours. Rusty was surrendered as a puppy in February 2020 to the Humane Society of Central Texas, which has become the closest thing to a
Continue Reading ANTHONY, Texas — It may be April Fools Day, but legalizing marijuana in the neighboring state of New Mexico is no joke. In a special session on Wednesday night, legislators approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in New Mexico for those aged 21 and older. The bill still has to be signed by the
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